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Lower-rated US companies boost cash ratios in Q4'22, breaking 9-quarter streakLiberty Mutual, Allstate, Berkshire catastrophe losses exceed $3B in 2022Credit Suisse AT1 bond wipeout highlights dangers of holding banks' risky debtCorEnergy suspends, 7 other US REITs slash dividendsChinese megabanks' margins to stay under pressure even as income growsInsurance giant Chubb to require emissions reductions of oil and gas producersAllstate takes catastrophe hit; Trupanion shares in the doghouseFate of Signature's blockchain platform unclear; customers seeking alternativesBank failures raise questions about future of FDIC deposit insurance limitUS life sciences vacancy slightly up in 2022; Terra offers $500M for Fla. assetBehind the rise in portfolio company bankruptcies; PE's big infotech deals270 companies, major pension funds join pro-ESG 'Freedom to Invest' campaignPrivate equity portfolio companies on track for most bankruptcies since 2020Financial bankruptcy filings on the rise in 2023Banking turmoil, not rate hikes, may get Fed to 2% inflation goalSingapore, Hong Kong regulators clarify hierarchy of claims in bank liquidationClimate change, emissions plans dominate 2023 proxy seasonBank M&A 2023 Deal Tracker: 8 deals announced in FebruaryUS bank liquidity crunch could lead to pick up in capital raising, M&AMedian implied capitalization rate for US REITs expands 41 basis points in Q4'22Renewable-equipment makers, developers positioned to ride out bank failuresFirst-movers compete for DOE's $3.5B direct air capture program in opaque fieldCommunity bank depositors could be protected if run occurs, poses risk – YellenFed readies another hike as inflation, bank sector concerns weigh on decisionCredit Suisse-UBS shotgun merger brings execution, legal riskExelon's new CEO sees 'authentic' role for utility after generation spinoffHigh-volatility CRE loan balances at US banks hit 6-quarter high in Q4'22Banks favor discount window borrowing over new Fed program amid liquidity crunchBiden vetoes GOP-led effort to overturn Labor Department ESG ruleUS life Q4'22 earnings recap – Genworth bucks trend as overall revenues fallUS P&C Q4'22 earnings recap: Auto losses deal heavy blow to Allstate20 US REITs, 2 Canadian REITs raise dividend payments in FebruaryWestern Alliance becomes least valuable bank stock by price-to-estimated EPSMultiday battery upstart sees alignment with growing focus on grid reliabilityDeal Tracker: Infotech M&A activity drops in FebruaryUS bank failures may accelerate Japanese lenders' move away from foreign bondsTumultuous weeks for First Republic investors as bank hit by liquidity crunchInsurtech funding flight to quality to accelerate after SVB collapseAffluent Americans forgo home ownership; Blackstone loan in special servicingBehind the surge in take-privates; PE investment in EU healthcare fades'Small universe' of buyers available for Silicon Valley BankAsia-Pacific banks well placed to absorb potential contagion from SVB failureAgricultural loan delinquency rates fall further below 1%, lowest in decade-plusUS corporate bankruptcy filings heavily favor reorganization in 2023Big Nordic banks' loan loss provisions set to triple in 2023SVB Financial exploring 'strategic alternatives' for $9.5B venture capital unitBond yields plunge, volatility soars as odds of Fed pause climbUS retail sales fall more than expected in FebruaryUS solar panel imports bounce back in rollercoaster 2022Corporate layoffs in 2023 — a timelinePrivate credit fuels surge of PE-backed take-private transactionsGEICO slashes ad spend by nearly 40% in 2022Liquidity, deposit concentration among regulatory targets after bank failuresFrench lenders take comfort in record 2022 for i-banks amid struggles elsewhere9 insurers sign up for La. incentive programLiberty Mutual, Farmers raise homeowners rates sharply in H2'22SVB, Signature racked up some high rates of uninsured depositsMiners' market values slump 24.8% year over year in FebruaryAverage short interest in US REITs edges up in FebruaryUS REIT direct exposure to Silicon Valley Bank fairly limitedLargest 50 US banks by total assets, Q4'22Fed risks more defaults if interest rates go higher for longerHSBC buying Silicon Valley Bank UK offers wins all aroundDelay in creation of Silicon Valley bridge bank may complicate resolutionChina central bank to watch surging credit growth for signs of overheatingAsset total in 2023 bank failures catching up to 2008Renewables firms exposed to Silicon Valley Bank crash have other lending optionsFears of US bank crisis raise market odds of Fed rate pauseUS banks increase commercial and industrial lending in Q4'22More than half of US REITs top Q4'22 FFO-per-share estimatesTechnology not to blame for carbon capture's failure to launch, advocates sayGlobal private equity entry value plunges nearly 60% in FebruaryEuropean bank stocks fall further as HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank's UK armUS consumers flout recession fears with more debt, less savingsStock valuations climb, defying Fed's interest rate pushBattery-makers turn to blockchain as sourcing rules get stricter – Circulor CEOSouth Africa's banks face red tape, higher costs as graylisting kicks inInsurtech Clearcover held majority of its liquid assets with SVB at end of 2022Silicon Valley ranks as the 2nd-biggest bank failure everUS utility executives zero in on inflation challenges, policy changesUS equity REIT capital offerings up slightly in FebruaryBuy-now, pay-later platforms turn to interest-bearing lending via bank partnersAwaiting the fate of the side letter; sovereigns pulled back from PE in 2022Office landlords waive rent to sign tenants; $600M NYC rental tower up for saleSilvergate pursuing voluntary liquidation in California without FDICSovereign wealth fund-backed private equity deals plummet in 2022With US default date looming, divided Congress risks repeat of market shocksState of the Pipeline – as of March 8, 2023Singapore banks' margins may level off in 2023 as policy tightening nears endGlobal venture capital investment activity plunges YOY in FebruaryTD-First Horizon back at negotiating table as deal hangs in regulatory purgatoryUS ramps up exports to Europe to fill energy gap left by Russia-Ukraine warShort sellers pare back bets as US equities rallyChina's reopening fuels demand, adding to US inflationChina to set up new supervisory body to centralize oversight of financial sectorJapan's regional banks face pressure to consolidate as interest holiday endsCalifornia leads way with workers' compensation insurance rate hikes in Q4'22US West gas prices fell by 54% from prior month in February but were up YOY$10B-plus M&A dry spell stretches through FebruaryTruist insurance biz stake sale portends more M&A or IPO, analysts say

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